Baseball Preview: Hurricane Tigers vs. Dixie Flyers
Hurricane is 0-10 against Dixie since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hurricane Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Dixie Flyers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Hurricane was able to grind out a solid win over Moapa Valley, taking the game 5-1. The victory was just what Hurricane needed coming off of a 10-3 defeat in their prior matchup.
Landon Stewart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Brycen McCauley was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Aaron Gonzales, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Dixie waltzed into their match on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for Dixie, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Dixie got a big performance out of Max Orton, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Trace Franco was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Hurricane's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Dixie, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Hurricane might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Dixie in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Hurricane avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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